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White Violet Center earns ‘Real Organic Project’ designation
...they can use when making purchasing decisions. It also benefits other local growers as they look to us for advice and trust when it comes to growing methods,” he said. White Violet Center for Eco-Justice produce can found in our Farm Store at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Monday through Saturday from 12-5 p.m. You can also find us at the Terre Haute Farmers Market on Saturdays from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. in the Meadows parking lot off of Poplar Street beginning May 18....
Season of Creation 2022: Fair Trade and Climate Change
...by Elizabeth Cline. Additional Resources Guide to Fair Trade Labels What is Fair Trade? How Fair Trade is tackling the climate crisis No Social Justice Without Climate Justice Chicago Fair Trade Carbon Credits Pray, Reflect, Act: Prayerfully consider the life of workers making about $2 each day. Reflect on what we buy. Do we know the background of the group producing the item, how they treat their workers and the environment? Support Fair Trade Markets. Hold a Fair Trade Alternative...
Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s Story
...Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods today. You can visit Saint Mother Theodore’s final resting place at the Shrine of Saint Mother Theodore Guerin at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. Contents Summary timeline Saint Mother Theodore Guerin’s story Early years in France Tragedy at a Young Age Sister St. Theodore Chronic ill health begins “Love the children first, and then teach them.” Winning over the children Misunderstood Schooled in medicine Missionary to the United States Journey and disappointment A Woman of Determination and...
Sister Suzanne Buthod (formerly Sister Mary Judith)
...father worked in a variety of jobs related to oil in Texas. When the oil exploration opened up in southern Indiana in the late 1930s, the family moved to Evansville. Sue emphasized that her father was not a “big oil man,” that he spent most of his time in the court houses searching for land deeds and mineral rights. Sue met the Sisters of Providence when she attended Reitz Memorial High School. Having graduated from Memorial, she attended Saint Mary-of-the-Woods...
Sister Carolyn Kessler (formerly Sister Ann Carolyn)
...of this loving kindness. Funeral services for Sister Carolyn took place on Monday, July 17, and Tuesday, July 18, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. A Wake took place from 2:30-4:30 p.m., on Monday, July 17. Mass of Christian Burial took place at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, July 18. Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Sister Carolyn to the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. We welcome you to share your memories of Sister Carolyn...
Sister Jody O’Neil accompanies brother on ‘Honor Flight’
...flown 11 flights through Indy Honor Flight, including twice as a guardian and nine flights as a bus captain. “This is the single most rewarding volunteer position I’ve ever experienced,” Lawrence said. Mike O’Neil The trip took place on Saturday, April 16, as all the veterans, their guardians and others headed to the Indianapolis International Airport for the flight. Upon arrival in Washington, D.C., the trip began, which included stops at the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Memorial,...
Leadership & vision
...Palliataive Care of Illinois in Willowbrook from 2009-2014, and as a chaplain resident at Elmhurst Memorial Hospital in Elmhurst from 2007-2008. Prior to entering the Congregation in 2003, Sister Laura was a registered nurse and worked at Resurrection Hospital. While there, she was also a parish nurse at Our Lady, Mother of the Church, in Chicago, for seven years. Entering the Congregation in 2003, Sister Laura has an Associate’s degree in nursing from Triton College in River Grove, Illinois, a...
General Superiors
...in almost forty years to visit Ruillé and the shrines of Europe. In 1913 and again in 1922 she journeyed to Rome on behalf of Mother Theodore’s Cause. Exercising her spiritual leadership as superior general, Mother Mary Cleophas gave daily instructions to the Sisters whenever she was at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. She inaugurated the Second Novitiate Program and conducted the thirty-day retreats. Her personal spiritual notes are copious, as is her correspondence with the Sisters. After leaving office in 1926, Mother...
Steps to sainthood
...Saint Mary-of-the-Woods to allow for greater public veneration Oct. 10, 2006 A portion of U.S. Highway 150 adjacent to the Sisters of Providence motherhouse grounds is named Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Memorial Highway by Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels. Informational signs are placed along the roadway. Oct. 15, 2006 Canonization Mother Theodore Guerin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, is canonized as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church during a ceremony and Eucharistic Liturgy presided over by...
Honoring you
...improvement and is a sign of hope. The award recipients are honored at the annual Saint Mother Theodore Guerin Evening. See all recipients by clicking here. Times to Remember program You are invited to enroll in the Times to Remember program established to show our gratitude for friends and benefactors by remembering your special days. You and your loved ones are prayerfully remembered on those days and you will receive a card on your birthday and wedding anniversary assuring you...
Sisters of Providence schools
Over the years, the Sisters of Providence have founded or helped to run a number of schools at the elementary, high school, and college level. Select a school to learn more. California Marywood High School Illinois Guerin College Prep High School, River Grove Marywood, Evanston Providence High School, Chicago Providence High School, Joliet & New Lenox St. Columbkille, Chicago Indiana Clarksville Our Lady of Providence High School Evansville Reitz Memorial Catholic High School Fort Wayne Central Catholic High School Indianapolis...
History Timeline 1840-1926
...memorial in Washington, DC called “The Nuns of the Battlefield” honors the Sisters of Providence and other sisters who helped during the war. Read more about Sisters of Providence during the Civil War. 1863 Sisters of Providence now number 100 members. 1865 President Abraham Lincoln assassinated on Good Friday. General Robert E. Lee officially surrendered on April 9, 1865 and the civil war was officially declared over in August 1866. 1868–1874 Administration of Mother Anastasie Brown 1873 Panic of 1873...